Nedra Glover Tawwab
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Podcast Appearances
Oh, I will pick a team based on someone's story. Yes. I'm like, that is the guy whose parents were in a car accident. I want that team to win. What is that team? That's who I want to win.
We are talked out of them. I think we have boundaries when we are little people and we know exactly what we want, but it is not what the adults want for us. The teacher doesn't want you to get up and jiggle your butt. The teacher doesn't want you to just walk into the pencil sharpener and doing all these things. Your parents want you to be around a particular set of people.
We are talked out of them. I think we have boundaries when we are little people and we know exactly what we want, but it is not what the adults want for us. The teacher doesn't want you to get up and jiggle your butt. The teacher doesn't want you to just walk into the pencil sharpener and doing all these things. Your parents want you to be around a particular set of people.
We are talked out of them. I think we have boundaries when we are little people and we know exactly what we want, but it is not what the adults want for us. The teacher doesn't want you to get up and jiggle your butt. The teacher doesn't want you to just walk into the pencil sharpener and doing all these things. Your parents want you to be around a particular set of people.
Your parents want you to show up in a certain way. They will force you. to wear a dress. They will force you to love dance, you know, all of these things. And so we start to force ourselves to do things we don't like. We start to force ourselves with discomfort because we don't want to upset other people. So we have been taught to please others.
Your parents want you to show up in a certain way. They will force you. to wear a dress. They will force you to love dance, you know, all of these things. And so we start to force ourselves to do things we don't like. We start to force ourselves with discomfort because we don't want to upset other people. So we have been taught to please others.
Your parents want you to show up in a certain way. They will force you. to wear a dress. They will force you to love dance, you know, all of these things. And so we start to force ourselves to do things we don't like. We start to force ourselves with discomfort because we don't want to upset other people. So we have been taught to please others.
We have been taught to go with whatever someone else is saying should be for us. What I know this about women is, When we get ready to go out, someone sends a text and says, what are you wearing?
We have been taught to go with whatever someone else is saying should be for us. What I know this about women is, When we get ready to go out, someone sends a text and says, what are you wearing?
We have been taught to go with whatever someone else is saying should be for us. What I know this about women is, When we get ready to go out, someone sends a text and says, what are you wearing?
Right? That's right. Because we all want to dress alike, right? It's like, oh, if you're wearing pants, then I'm going to put on some pants. So you're wearing jeans? I'm going to put on some jeans too. We don't want to stick out in any way so we conform. We don't want to upset, ruffle feathers, be the unique person in the crowd.
Right? That's right. Because we all want to dress alike, right? It's like, oh, if you're wearing pants, then I'm going to put on some pants. So you're wearing jeans? I'm going to put on some jeans too. We don't want to stick out in any way so we conform. We don't want to upset, ruffle feathers, be the unique person in the crowd.
Right? That's right. Because we all want to dress alike, right? It's like, oh, if you're wearing pants, then I'm going to put on some pants. So you're wearing jeans? I'm going to put on some jeans too. We don't want to stick out in any way so we conform. We don't want to upset, ruffle feathers, be the unique person in the crowd.
We want there to be this melting pot and we want to present as, oh, I love everything. I get along with everyone. That is really hard because we're all unique and it's not true. And we're constantly fighting against that. I have said to people who say things like, I'm always late. OK, you know, how do you embrace that about yourself?
We want there to be this melting pot and we want to present as, oh, I love everything. I get along with everyone. That is really hard because we're all unique and it's not true. And we're constantly fighting against that. I have said to people who say things like, I'm always late. OK, you know, how do you embrace that about yourself?
We want there to be this melting pot and we want to present as, oh, I love everything. I get along with everyone. That is really hard because we're all unique and it's not true. And we're constantly fighting against that. I have said to people who say things like, I'm always late. OK, you know, how do you embrace that about yourself?
How do you build a life and start to let people maybe know that, you know, when I say five o'clock, I really mean 515, you know, instead of feeling bad, trying to force yourself like all of these things. I'm a I'm a morning person. I am shocked at the amount of people who will try to force themselves into being a morning person. Stay up late if you want to. That's what works for you.
How do you build a life and start to let people maybe know that, you know, when I say five o'clock, I really mean 515, you know, instead of feeling bad, trying to force yourself like all of these things. I'm a I'm a morning person. I am shocked at the amount of people who will try to force themselves into being a morning person. Stay up late if you want to. That's what works for you.
How do you build a life and start to let people maybe know that, you know, when I say five o'clock, I really mean 515, you know, instead of feeling bad, trying to force yourself like all of these things. I'm a I'm a morning person. I am shocked at the amount of people who will try to force themselves into being a morning person. Stay up late if you want to. That's what works for you.
That is your creative time. For me, I can't really do anything but watch TV past 8 o'clock.